SURVEY OF MEDICALLY IMPORTANT BACTERIA Flashcards

1
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disease: anthrax
cell morphology: spore-forming in chain
gram stain : positive

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Bacillus anthracis

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2
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disease: whooping cough
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative

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Bordetella pertussis

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3
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disease: Brucellosis, undulant fever
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative

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Brucella abortus

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4
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disease: Lymphogranuloma venereum, trachoma
cell morphology: pleomorphic
gram stain : negative

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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5
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disease: botulism (food poisoning)
cell morphology: spore-forming rod
gram stain : positive

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Clostridium botulinum

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6
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disease: Gas gangrene, wound infections
cell morphology: spore-forming rod
gram stain : positive

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Clostridium perfringens

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7
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disease: Tetanus (lockjaw)
cell morphology: spore-forming rod
gram stain : positive

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Clostridium tetani

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8
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disease: Diphtheria
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : positive

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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9
Q

disease: UTI
cell morphology: rod-coccobacillus
gram stain : negative

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Escherichia coli

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10
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disease: tularemia
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative

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Francisella tularensis

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11
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disease: Chancroid
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative

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Haemophilus ducreyi

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12
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disease: meningitis, pneumonia
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative

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Haemophilus influenzae

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13
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disease: pneumonia
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative

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Klebsiella pneumoniae

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14
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disease: leprosy
cell morphology: rod - diplobacilli
gram stain : acid-fast positive

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Mycobacterium leprae

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15
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disease: Tuberculosis
cell morphology: rod-diplobacilli
gram stain : acid-fast positive

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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16
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disease: atypical pneumonia
cell morphology: pleomorphic
gram stain : negative

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Mycoplasma pneumonia

17
Q

disease: gonorrhea
cell morphology: diplococcus
gram stain : negative

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

18
Q

disease: Nasopharyngitis, meningitis,
cell morphology: diplococcus
gram stain : negative

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Neisseria meningitides

19
Q

disease: Typhoid fever
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative

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Salmonella typhi

19
Q

disease: Gastroenteritis, urinary tract infections
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative

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Proteus vulgaris

20
Q

disease: respiratory, urogenital, and wound infections
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

20
Q

disease: gastroentitis
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative

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Salmonella sp.

20
Q

disease: Rocky Mountain spotted fever
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative

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Rickettsia rickettsi

20
Q

disease: Shigellosis (bacillary dysentery)
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative

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Shigella sp.

20
Q

disease: boils, carbuncles, pneumonia, septicemia
cell morphology: cocci in cluster
gram stain : positive

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Staphylococcus aureus

21
Q

disease: Strep throat, scarlet fever, rheumatic fever, septicemia
cell morphology: cocci in chain
gram stain : positive

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Streptococcus pyogenes

22
Q

disease: pneumonia, meningitis
cell morphology: diplococcus
gram stain : positive

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

23
Q

disease: Syphilis
cell morphology: spirochete
gram stain : negative

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Treponema pallidum

24
Q

disease: Cholera
cell morphology: curved rod
gram stain : negative

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Vibrio cholera

25
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disease: plague
cell morphology: rod
gram stain : negative

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Yersinia pestis